Midsummer Sheltermaker 2010
| Midsummer Sheltermaker 2010 |
| ‘A Century of Challenges: Peak Oil, the Financial Crisis, and how to prepare for what’s to come’ |
| Have a listen to this talk. The speaker is Nicole Foss, an energy industry consultant, a financial analyst and a former editor of The Oil Drum Canada who now blogs under the name Stoneleigh at The Automatic Earth. |
| Her analysis of the collapse of global Ponzi finance and peak oil as a “perfect storm” of converging challenges that threaten to accelerate the changes we face and have dire consequences for unprepared individuals and communities. |
| She presented the talk to a Transition gathering in Devon – and shocked most people, with many trying to find a way to say she was wrong. |
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| I’ve listen to the talk with pleasure – and relief! She tells it like it really is! The whole house of cards is so precarious that the only reliable assets are those residing inside our selves. Time to get back to sheltermaking! |
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| Irish Summer Courses & Workshops |
| DIY Eco-Building |
| In this innovative DIY Eco-Building Course students discover the secrets of eco-building by learning how to create a small sustainable shelter – the EconoSpace. |
| The EconoSpace is a 25sqm (6X4.2m) building which can be made from a variety of natural materials at very low cost in the average back garden – and free of planning permission! |
| EconoSpaces can perform a variety of useful functions:
Art Studio; Playhouse; Home Office; Garden Building; Eco Pod; Storage Room; Music Room; Meditation Space; Bath House; Computer Room Site Office; Writers Retreat; Love Shack; Dacha; Craft Room; Nature Temple; Sanctuary; Dog House; Food Cellar; Garden Kitchen; Eco Shed |
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| Any help with publicity would be most welcome. Print out the poster
(2 to an A4 page) and put them up where you can … |
| DOWNLOAD POSTER |
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COURSE DATES IN CO. LEITRIM Saturday August 7th Monday August 23rd Saturday September 4th Sunday September 12th |
| Dates don’t suit? Then you need the EconoSpaceMaking DVD. This dynamic combination of text, drawings, photograph and video information will guide you through the design and construction process. Based on working examples and real life situations the DVD includes Working Drawings for 10sqm & 25sqm EconoSpaces. Students can also participate in a dedicated online Forum where they can exchange ideas and information. Go to livingarchitecturecentre.com for further details.
Special deals for Groups, Transition Towns, etc. |
| LIVE Course – €85 incl. lunch LIVE Course, lunch & EconoSpaceMaking DVD €150 EconoSpaceMaking DVD – Special Online Offer €90 |
| BOOKING |
| Phone: 076 602 6046 & 086 10 22400
eMail: sheltermaker at gmail.com Online: HERE |
| Grow Food Make Shelter |
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| Practical self-sufficiency skills for the modern age |
| Theory and hands-on learning |
| €150 (€120 conc.) incl. vegetarian lunch |
| ENQUIRIES |
| Growing food and making affordable shelter are the keys to living a sustainable life. Establishing food security and freedom from mortgage debt can be easier than one might think. This introductory workshop will focus on what people can do in the average backyard – or apartment balcony – with very little money to spend but a commitment to changing one’s life for one’s own sake and for the sake of the planet. Theory and practice are presented side by side in a lively mix of talk, film, images and models in which Peter & Alanna share their considerable experience of growing food and making shelter on tight budgets and with an unfailing commitment to sustainable principles. As well as dealing with the physical aspects of sustainable living, the workshop will also address the hidden aspects of change – particularly, understanding the nature of the resistances one normally encounteres and how to overcome these. Participants will learn how to produce delicious food in small spaces using the principles of permaculture garden design, and, how to design and construct small affordable sustainable buildings following living architecture principles. With an emphasis is on positive action, these essential skills will provide participants with a solid foundation on which to construct a sustainable future for themselves. |
| BOOKING: €50pp with balance payable on weekend |
| ‘The Spirit of Place’ |
| A presentation by geomancer & author Alanna Moore* & Irish eco-architect Peter Cowman |
| Saturday July 24th 7pm – 8.30pm Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal |
| ‘The Spirit of Place’ illustrates how people can discover the intangible dimensions of place, both in the natural as well as the built environment. By becoming more sensitive to the spirit of place we can nurture a more harmonious environment and life, where magic can happen! |
| €10 euros including free Living Architecture DVD Bookings: flowingtide@hotmail.com |
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| *Australian geomancer Alanna Moore is a specialist in surveying the subtle energies of place. She advises people on selecting safe and healthy locations to live, work and grow food. If homes are located on geopathic stress zones or across ‘fairy pathways’ there can be dire consequences she warns. Alanna, who has Irish heritage, is familiar with the ancient geomantic traditions of the Australian Aboriginals. She finds many parallels with the indigenous culture of Ireland where people’s deep connection with the land also makes them highly aware and respectful of the invisible forces present in the landscape. Also a permaculture farmer and teacher, she spends summers here with her Irish husband Peter Cowman. In 2010 Alanna will be conducting just three workshops in Ireland – in Leitrim & Tipperary. |
| The EconoSpace Project |
| The sleeping giant awakes. After its winter slumber, the EconoSpace has dried out completely and is now ready for plastering. Already the inherent warmth of the clay-straw can be felt inside the building. |
| Work is now underway to carry on where we left off last September. RTE have even expressed a wish to come back and do some more filming! |
| You can follow ongoing work at Architecture LIVE |
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| Next Sheltermaker – Lughnasadh |
